FURIA vs. Gen.G Preview & Prediction - Free 8/22 CS:GO Betting Picks

FURIA and Gen.G will meet in the Group A elimination match at the ESL One Cologne North America (Online) tournament. This will be their eighth duel, and Gen.G leads 4-3. Both teams lost in their opening matches and now have to play for survival.

Chaos surprised FURIA with a 2-0 straight victory, at the start of the tournament. Not even a magnificent performance of Henrique “HEN1” Teles, could save The Brazilians from a defeat. “HEN1” had a rating of 1.26, 55 kills, and 80.0 ADR, was the only bright spot of the team, FURIA has been playing well lately, having four wins in the last five matches. They have a win rate of 68.2% in the past three months. Lineup manages best on Mirage, where they have a score of 85.7% from seven matches. They played the highest number of rounds at Inferno and recorded a score of 56.2%.

Gen.G lost against 100 Thieves in the opening match in Group A. The best individual for Gen.G was Kenneth “koosta” Suen, who has 73 kills, 96.4 ADR, and rating of 1.34. Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand, also has a positive score with 58 kills, 77.6 ADR, and a rating of 1.07. In the past three months, Gen.G has a win rate of 38.9%; they are 15th in the world. A possible problem for the upcoming duel may be the fact that the core of the roster has played only three maps in the last 30 days.

Pick: FURIA to win (-169 @Pinnacle)

FURIA is the bookmaker's favorite and better-ranked team (#6). While all other bookmakers offer the odds of -222, you should take advantage of the great offer at Pinnacle. I will bet on FURIA to win.